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Sunday, March 10, 2013

Hello Queens (Hola Reinas):

I have been a political junkie for many years.So I was thrilled when on November 7th, 2012, I had
an opportunity to attend a post-election town hall meeting @AndersonLive located in New York City. I was seated in the first row with fellow
mommy bloggers tweeting catchy phrases or remarks from the audience or
hosts.The studio was full of euphoria
because most participants had voted for President Obama.The co-host in the studio was Deborah Norville because
Anderson Cooper was in Washington, D.C. covering the election. Therefore, he joined us via teleconference along with
Meghan McCain who is an outspoken moderate Republican.She is also the daughter of Senator McCain
who ran against President Obama in 2008.Meghan’s views on social issues depart from her political party's affiliation.

The audience had
an opportunity to chat before the live show aired about the election
results.It was interesting to hear the
views of the few Republicans who attended the town hall meeting. Some people expressed that they changed their vote for
President Obama at the polling place.Moreover, a Republican woman recounted her experience at the voting
booth.The woman claimed that she left
her home with the intention to vote for the Republican ticket. But at the voting booth, she reflected on how
President Obama had handle Hurricane Sandy.At the same time, she also recalled Romney’s gaffes with regards to
women, and the comment about the forty-seven percent of Americans.As a whole this women who shall remain
nameless, felt that the Republican candidate came across detached from the
average American citizen.Consequently,
she couldn't pull the lever to vote for the Romney/Ryan ticket.Instead, she voted for the POTUS to grant him
a landslide re-election victory.

I really enjoyed my visit to the Anderson Live show.It was certainly a great experience,
especially because it was such a historic election in our country.